JULY 13, 2020
VOLUME 49 ISSUE 27
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Product Safety Letter will not appear July 20, 2020, due to its schedule of 48 issues per year. The next issue, Vol. 48, No. 28, will be July 27, 2020.
Subscriber-Only Story The language of the Virginia Graeme Baker (VGB) law necessitates that body entrapment be addressed by any additional systems beyond those listed in the law, according to a July 6 joint statement by Acting Chairman Robert Adler and Commissioner Elliott Kaye. Subscriber-Only Story Seven administrative upkeep documents came out of CPSC the week of July 6. Subscriber-Only Story ASTM July 7 moved towards setting up a task group to address concerns of CPSC's Democratic commissioners about infant carriers and sleepers. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC staffers July 7 told AHAM representatives that the coronavirus has had at least one positive outcome for the agency. Subscriber-Only Story The EC in 2019 processed 2,243 alerts in its Rapid Alert (RAPEX) system. Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada July 2 took steps to clarify where various consumer products stand under the nation's enforcement structure. Subscriber-Only Story Steinhoff Asia Pacific paid AU$25,000 over allegations it made false statement on returns, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said July 7. Subscriber-Only Story Three new EC requests for comments involve matters affecting product safety. Subscriber-Only Story Two early July notices from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) give windows into its plans and work: Subscriber-Only Story The European Commission July 7 acknowledged the presence in Rapid Alert reports of products intended to mitigate spread of COVID-19. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC has not paid Adam Savage a $30,000 fee for his services and use of his image, a CPSC source told PSL July 6. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on expansion gates, coroner reports, artificial light, OHVs, disinfectants plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |